WO2006105915A1 - Device and method for regulating a lateral part of a seat - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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- the present invention relates to a device and a method for adjusting a side cheek of a seat, in particular a motor vehicle seat, and a corresponding seat.
- Side bolsters are used in a variety of motor vehicle seats, for example sports seats, to provide extra sitting support to a person sitting on a seat.
- side cheeks are preferably arranged on the lateral edges of a backrest of the respective seat in order to provide lateral support surfaces for the upper body of the person sitting on the seat.
- many seat backs offer only a small lateral support, as vehicle seats are often designed so that they are suitable for vehicle occupants with different body sizes, and side cheeks are therefore often located far out on the backrests.
- adjustable side bolsters In order to adjust the side cheeks individually to the size of each person sitting on the seat, adjustable side bolsters have been developed.
- Various devices for adjusting side cheeks are known in the art, for example, an electromechanical or a pneumatic adjustment devices, as disclosed for example in DE 199 10 082 C1.
- adjusting devices for side cheeks have the problem that, especially in an adjustment by air cushion more the backrest contour changed as the backrest width is adjusted.
- the space of conventional adjusting devices for seat cheeks is often relatively large.
- the need to increase the installation space for the individual units to be accommodated in the seat increases to reduce.
- the present invention is therefore based on the object to provide an improved adjustment device for a side cheek of a seat, an improved method for adjusting a side cheek of a seat, and a seat with an improved side cheek adjustment device.
- the present invention has the object, an adjusting device for a
- An adjusting device according to the invention for a side cheek of a seat comprises a bending element to be coupled to the side cheek.
- the curvature of the bending element is reversibly changed by exerting a force on the bending element to adjust the side wall in dependence on the curvature of the bending element.
- the bending element is to be coupled in use with an actuating device. Since in the adjusting device according to the invention, the side cheek is adjusted in accordance with the curvature of the bending element, and since the bending element can have a low height in its rest configuration, the adjusting device according to the invention can have a low total height, i. have a flat design.
- the bending element is biased in the direction of a rest configuration in which it has no curvature or a slight curvature. Further preferred the flexure in the rest configuration is substantially flat. Such an embodiment reduces the overall height of the adjusting device.
- the bending element comprises a sheet of resilient steel or is made of plastic. This will make it possible the elastic
- a coil spring or a plurality of coil springs may be coupled to the flexure to enhance the bias toward the rest configuration.
- the adjusting device may comprise support means to which the bending element is slidably mounted. This makes it possible, by a combination of a displacement of the bending element along the support means with a change in the curvature of the bending element to define a trajectory along which the side cheek is adjusted.
- the bending element may be coupled in use to the actuating device in such a way that, when a force is exerted by the actuating device on the bending element, the bending element is first displaced relative to the support means, so that the actuating device both for displacement of the bending element and for curvature of the bending element can be used.
- Stop means may be provided to prevent further displacement of the flexure relative to the support means once the flexure has reached a predetermined position relative to the support means.
- the support means, the bending element and the stop means may be configured such that a force exerted by the actuating force first leads to a displacement of the bending element relative to the support means up to the predetermined position, and then further applied force changes the curvature of the bending element.
- This embodiment of the adjusting device makes it possible to adjust the side cheek according to an adjustment curve which, starting from a surface of the seat, initially has a substantially straight section and then a curved section.
- guide means may be provided to define the trajectory of the flexure relative to the support means.
- a guide recess can be provided on the support means with which a guide projection provided on the bending element is engaged.
- the support means comprise a base portion and a pivotally mounted on this pivoting portion.
- the support means may be configured such that when pivotal movement is made relative to the base portion, the pivotal portion contacts the flexure to transmit a force on the pivotal portion to the flexure.
- the actuator is coupled to the pivot portion.
- the adjusting device may comprise an actuating device, which is coupled to the bending element in order to exert a force on this.
- the actuator may comprise a Bowden cable, the case or otherwise
- End piece with the bending element and the rope is coupled to the support means.
- a seat according to the invention comprises an adjustable side wall and an adjusting device coupled thereto according to an embodiment of the invention.
- the seat comprises two adjustable side cheeks, each of which is coupled to a respective adjusting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the adjustable side cheek is preferably arranged on a backrest of the seat.
- the seat comprises an actuating device coupled to the adjusting device in order to exert a force on the latter. If the actuating device comprises a Bowden cable, it is possible in particular to spatially support an actuator of the actuating device, for example an electric motor with a cable pulley or sheave attached thereto to be separated from the adjusting device. This leads to a higher flexibility with regard to the placement of the actuator on or in the seat.
- the actuating device can be activated by an occupant of the vehicle by actuating a corresponding switch, which with the
- Actuator is coupled. Alternatively or additionally, with the
- Actuating device and a sensor or a plurality of sensors may be provided, whose output is coupled to the control means.
- an acceleration sensor may be provided, the output signal of which represents an acceleration acting on the seat, so that the actuating device of the
- Controlling means is controlled in response to the acceleration acting on the seat to adjust the side cheek accordingly.
- Various other sensors may also be used, such as sensors for detecting the opening of a vehicle door.
- the adjustment device is preferably arranged and configured on the seat such that the side wall is adjusted according to an adjustment curve which, starting from a seat surface, initially comprises a substantially straight section and then a curve section extending inwardly relative to the seat.
- an adjustment curve which, starting from a seat surface, initially comprises a substantially straight section and then a curve section extending inwardly relative to the seat.
- the side cheek is adjusted according to a Verstellkurve, starting from a seat surface of the seat initially comprises a straight portion and then a respect to the seat inwardly extending curve portion.
- the combination straight section / curve section is in principle freely selectable.
- the side cheek is adjusted with an adjusting device according to the invention.
- Figure 1 illustrates schematically a method according to the invention for adjusting a side cheek of a seat.
- Figure 2 shows schematically an adjusting device for a side wall according to a first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 schematically shows the adjusting device of FIG. 2 in a side view at different times during its actuation.
- Figure 4 shows schematically an adjusting device for a side cheek according to a second embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the adjusting device of FIG. 4.
- FIG. 6 schematically shows the adjusting device of FIG. 4 in a side view at different times during its actuation.
- Figure 7 shows an adjusting device for a side cheek according to a third embodiment in a perspective view from above.
- Figure 8 shows the adjusting device of Fig. 7 in a perspective view from below.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective detail view of the adjusting device of FIG. 7.
- FIG. 1 shows a view of a
- Backrest 1 of a seat for example a motor vehicle seat, from above at different times during the method for adjusting the
- FIG. 1A schematically illustrates an initial position of FIG
- FIGS 2-9 different embodiments of an adjustment device according to the invention for a side cheek explained, with which the method shown in Fig. 1 can be performed.
- Figure 2 shows a first embodiment of an adjusting device 10 according to the invention, which comprises a bending element 11, in the example shown a sheet of resilient steel, and a holder 16 for holding the bending element.
- the flexure 11 may be made of any suitable shape memory material, e.g. made of spring-elastic steel or a plastic with shape memory.
- the sheet 11 has a widened portion 13 at which a lug 14, e.g. made of plastic, is attached.
- the sheet 11 is coupled in use with the side cheek of the seat, which can be achieved, for example, that the lug 14 presses against the foam of the side cheek.
- a middle portion 12 of the sheet 11 has a plurality of slit-shaped recesses to facilitate bending of the sheet 11.
- a portion of the sheet 11 shown in Figure 2 below is slidably mounted on the bracket 16.
- Side portions 15 of the sheet 11, which a bias of the sheet in the direction of a rest configuration with support low curvature, can also be slidably mounted on the holder 16 by means of slot-shaped recesses and bolts 17, wherein the lower ends of the slot-shaped recesses of the side sections 15 serve together with the pin 17 as a stop in Figure 2, which relative to a further displacement of the sheet 11 prevents the bracket 16 as soon as the bolts 17 touch the lower ends of the slot-shaped recesses of the side portions 15.
- the side portions 15 may also be immovably attached to the support 16 by means of the bolts 17 such that only the central portion 12 of the sheet 11 is slidable relative to the support 16, the trajectory described by the portion 13 of the sheet 11 being combined bending and moving the middle part 12 is determined.
- the curvature of the sheet 11 is changed by means of a Bowden cable 21.
- a Bowdenzuging 18 receives one end of a shell of the Bowden cable 21.
- the Bowdenzuging 18 is coupled to the bottom in Fig. 2 portion of the central part 12 of the sheet.
- One end of a cable 22 of the Bowden cable is coupled to the middle part 12 of the sheet, with a fastening 23 for the end of the Bowden cable preferably being arranged on a portion of the middle part 12 in the vicinity of the widened portion 13.
- the coupled with the sheet 11 Bowdenzug technique 18 simultaneously fulfills the function of a slider which pushes the shortening of a free length of the cable 22 of the Bowden cable 21, the middle part 12 of the sheet in Fig. 2 upwards.
- a recess is provided on the holder 16, in which the Bowdenzuging 18 enters upon actuation of the adjusting device.
- the free length of the rope 22 is adjusted by means of a suitable actuator 6, for example an electric motor with a pulley coupled thereto, to which the lower end of the rope 22 in FIG. 2 is attached.
- the actuator 6 is controlled by control means 5 in response to an output signal of a sensor 4.
- the sensor 4 is, for example, a suitable sensor for detecting the opening of a vehicle door or the operation of an ignition, or an acceleration sensor which detects laterally acting forces on the seat.
- Figure 3 shows schematically the operation of the adjusting device of Figure 2.
- Figure 3A shows a rest configuration in which the sheet 11 is substantially flat. With a shortening of the free length of the cable 22 of the Bowden cable moves the coupled with the sheet 11 Bowdenzugness 18 in Figure 3 upwards, as shown schematically by an arrow. At the same time, by shortening the free length of the rope 22, the plate 11 is curved, as also shown by an arrow, and reaches the configuration of FIG. 3B, in which the plate has a finite curvature. The resulting movement of the upper end 13 of the sheet 11 along a curved trajectory is transmitted via the projection 14 on the side cheek of the seat, which thus also moves along a corresponding curved trajectory.
- the adjusting device 30 comprises a bending element 31, the curvature of which can be changed by exerting a force, as well as support means for the bending element.
- the flexure 31 may, as shown in the figure, again be a sheet of resilient steel, but may be made of any other suitable shape memory material, such as a shape memory plastic material.
- the sheet 31 has at an end shown in Figure 4 above a widened portion 34 which is coupled in use with the side cheek to adjust them.
- a central slot-shaped recess 44 in the sheet 31 serves as a passage for the cable 22 of the Bowden cable 21 and also facilitates bending of the sheet metal 31. Further slot-shaped recesses, as shown for example in Figure 2, can also in the embodiment of Figure 4 be provided.
- the holder for the sheet 31 is formed in two parts in this embodiment and comprises a base portion 36 and a pivot portion 37 which is pivotally mounted by means of a hinge 41 to the base portion 36. From the base portion 36 outstanding Garklammem 46, 48 laterally engage over a portion of the sheet 31 to secure it to the base portion 36 of the holder. While four Garklammem are shown in the embodiment shown in Figure 4, their number can be changed, as long as it is ensured that the sheet 31 is securely held by the holder.
- the retaining clips are designed such that the sheet 31 remains displaceable relative to the base section 36 and the pivoting section 37.
- a Bowdenzuging 38 is fixedly coupled to an end of the plate 31 shown in Figure 4 below and is used to mount a shell of the Bowden cable 21.
- one end of the rope 22 of Bowden cable not directly attached to the plate 31, but attached to an outstanding by the slot-shaped recess 44 projection 43 of the pivot portion 37.
- sheet 31 is substantially flat or has only a slight curvature.
- the sheet 31 - or more generally the bending element of the adjusting device - is designed such that it is biased in the direction of the rest configuration in which it has a slight curvature.
- coil springs 49 are provided, one end of which is attached to the widened portion 34 of the sheet 31, while its other end is fixed to the base portion 36 of the holder. The number and spring constants of the coil springs 49 are appropriately selected in response to the elastic properties of the sheet 31 to ensure a sufficient restoring force for the sheet 31 in its low-arch rest configuration.
- FIGS. 4 and 5 show the mode of operation of the adjusting device in a cross-sectional view along the line Vl-Vl in Fig. 5 during various phases of operation.
- the Bowdenzugness 38, the cable 22 of the Bowden cable and serving to attach the rope projection 43 of the pivot portion 37 are also shown in phantom for better understanding.
- the sheet 31 In the initial position shown in Figure 6A, the sheet 31 is in the rest configuration, in which it is substantially flat, with the guide pin 47 abutting a right end of the guide recess 45 in Figure 6A, or near this end.
- a further force exerted on the cable 22 of the Bowden cable force is transmitted via the projection 43 to the pivot portion 37, which pivots under the action of this force in the direction of the plate 31.
- the pivoting portion 37 contacts the sheet 31 and curves it into a configuration with a greater curvature, as shown schematically in Figure 6C.
- the portion 34 of the sheet 31, which is coupled to the side cheek moves during the course of movement shown in Figure 6 along a trajectory which is initially substantially rectilinear and, as the pivot portion 37 is pivoted relative to the base portion 36, curved. The movement along this trajectory is correspondingly transmitted to the side cheek so that with the aid of the adjusting device, the method shown in Figure 1 for adjusting a side cheek can be performed.
- the displacement and curvature of the sheet 31 may also take place at least partially simultaneously when the adjusting device is designed such that the pivoting portion 37 already begins to pivot relative to the base portion 36 when the sheet 31 has been displaced by a certain distance relative to the base portion 36.
- FIGS. 7-9 show a third exemplary embodiment of an adjusting device according to the invention, which is similar to the second exemplary embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 4-6.
- a flexure 51 which again is a resilient steel sheet in the illustrated example, has a widened portion 54 which in use is coupled to the side cheek of the seat.
- By elongated slot-shaped recesses are side portions 52 which in the rest configuration shown in Figure 7 substantially in one Level, separated from central portions 53 of the sheet 51, which have a finite curvature even in the rest configuration, for example, to facilitate bending of the sheet in the desired direction.
- a holder for the sheet 51 comprises a base portion 56 and a pivotally mounted thereon pivot portion 57.
- the base portion 56 is formed of a first base portion 56a and a second base portion 56b, in which shaped holding portions 56c are provided, which are positioned by recesses in the sheet 51 and the first base portion 56a, to help lock the pivot portion 57 to the first base portion 56a, as best seen in the lower perspective view of Figure 8.
- the second base portion 56b is secured to the first base portion 56a by bolts 59 inserted through corresponding passages 60.
- the bushings 60 together with corresponding guide recesses 65 of the sheet 51 serve as guide means which guide movement of the sheet upon displacement relative to the support formed by the base portion 56 and the pivot portion 57 ,
- Coil springs 69 one end of which is attached to the widened portion 54 of the sheet 51 and the other end to the first base portion 56a, in turn serve to increase the bias of the sheet in the direction of the rest configuration shown in Figs.
- the pivotal mounting of the pivoting portion 57 on the base portion 56 is realized by protruding from the pivot portion 57 cylindrical lugs 61 a, which are rotatably disposed in corresponding recesses 61 b of the first base portion 56 a.
- a Bowdenzugness 58 is fixedly coupled to the plate 51.
- One end of the cable 22 of the Bowden cable 21 is guided over a projection 63 of the pivoting portion 57, which protrudes through a central recess 64 of the sheet 51, and is secured to the pivot portion 57 with a fastening 63B.
- the adjusting devices 10, 30 and 50 shown in FIGS. 2-9 serve to realize an adjustment of a side wall according to a trajectory, as shown schematically in FIG.
- a portion of the bending element of the adjusting device is coupled to the side cheek of the seat, while the holder is attached to the back frame.
- the base portion is attached to the back frame.
- the other end of the cable of the Bowden cable, not shown in the figures, is attached to a suitable actuator, for example an electric motor with a pulley attached thereto.
- the actuator may be located at any suitable location on or in the seat, for example in the backrest.
- the actuator may be any other suitable device which can exert a pulling or pushing force on the bending element to bend it, for example a rack which is driven by a pinion.
- an actuation of the adjusting devices and thus an adjustment of the side walls of the seat can be initiated in various ways.
- the actuating device can be controlled directly by the person sitting on the seat by activating the adjusting device according to the invention by actuating a switch.
- the adjustment can also be controlled by control means, such as a microcomputer, which are coupled to one or more sensors to adjust the side cheeks, for example, depending on whether a person is sitting on the seat, whether an engine of the vehicle is employed whether a door of the vehicle is open or whether the side cheeks already contact the person sitting on the seat.
- pressure sensors in particular can be integrated in the side cheeks, or the position of the side cheeks relative to the person can be monitored via a current flowing in the actuating device, for example the current supplied to an electric motor.
- a current flowing in the actuating device for example the current supplied to an electric motor.
- two adjustable side cheeks and accordingly two adjusting devices according to the invention associated therewith are provided on a backrest of the vehicle seat, which can be actuated with a single actuating device.
- the adjusting device according to the invention are not limited to the applications just described, but also include, for example, the so-called active backrest width adjustment, in which either the left or the right side cheek of a backrest is adjusted depending on a driving behavior of the vehicle, for example, depending on an acceleration acting laterally on the vehicle.
- the left or the right side cheek can be adjusted with the adjusting device according to the invention in order to provide the person sitting on the seat an improved grip against the centrifugal force acting on it.
- the inventive method for adjusting the side cheeks of a seat and the adjusting device according to the invention for a side cheek is not limited to an application with provided on a backrest side cheeks. Rather, the inventive method and the adjusting device according to the invention can also be found in seat backs or headrests of a seat application.
- the present invention may be used in any seats, especially in vehicle seats, but is not limited to the latter.
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